RYAN DARCY

PHOTOGRAPHER • PRODUCER • COMMERCIAL FILMMAKER

I'm a photographer who splits his time between New York and San Francisco. I photograph people, places, and things.

That's my dog, Edgar.

I've made my living as a commercial photographer since 2005, and moved to NYC in 2019 for the opportunity to create work that's personal, expressive, and commercially effective. I have a passion for capturing the light and emotion in places and people; sometimes the most factual and accurate photograph isn't the most effective or truthful. I love shooting film and processing it by hand in my darkroom. I live in NYC but divide my time between New York and San Francisco, where I keep a shared photo studio.

CAREER STUFF

FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER

I'VE PHOTOGRAPHED WORK FOR CLIENTS INCLUDING: MAX MARA, MICHAEL KORS, JIMMY CHOO, MARIE CLAIRE, GOOGLE, APPLE, ADIDAS, AND LOUIS VUITTON

FINE ESTATES AUCTION HOUSE: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SUPERVISOR: CHRISTINE SKINNER • AUCTION DIRECTOR • cmlskinner@gmail.com • (415) 419-7087

SHOT FOR CATALOGS, ADVERTISING, AND WEBSITE • IN-STUDIO & OFFSITE LOCATIONS • SAFELY HANDLED PROPERTY ON & OFF-SET • FOLLOWED ART DEPT. STANDARDS & BEST PRACTICES • REVIEWED PHOTOGRAPHS FOR QUALITY & CONSISTENCY • MET PHOTOGRAPHY DEADLINES • MAINTAINED SET & EQUIPMENT: PROFOTO, PHASE ONE, CANON, HASSELBLAD, A­­PPLE, CAPTURE ONE, ETC. • PRINTED PROOFS & PERFORMED EPSON MAINTENANCE • PROCESSED & MANAGED FILES • ATTACHED FILES TO COMPANY DATABASE • CREATED & MAINTAINED PHOTO & SHOT LISTS

AUCTIONS BY THE BAY: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SUPERVISOR: JEFF LEE • HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER • jblee1@sonic.net • (510) 757-8864

HARRY HUANG • ASIAN ARTS SPECIALIST • harry.xi.huang@gmail.com • (415) 754-5814      

KIM JEE • ASIAN ARTS AUCTION MANAGER • jeewhiz1@gmail.com • (510) 219-9118

TWO DUDES PHOTO: STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SUPERVISOR: MASON FOSTER • PRODUCER • MASON@TWODUDESPHOTO.COM • (415) 430-7609

MOMENTUM MACHINES / CREATOR: TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR • PHOTOGRAPHER • ROBOTICS TECHNICIAN

SUPERVISOR: DAVID BORDOW • DAVID@MOMENTUMMACHINES.COM • (650) 822-7626

RITZ CAMERA & IMAGING: PHOTO LAB TECHNICIAN

SUPERVISOR: KAYLA QUINN • kaylaquinn04@gmail.com

Commercial photo lab producing analog and digital color correction, retouching, film developing, and analog printing using Fuji hardware and C-41 / CP-48 chemistry. Maintained and operated large format Epson mural printers

MTV/VIACOM: MUSIC COMPOSER

I was contracted to compose and perform incidental music for MTV's "Snoop Dogg's 'Doggy Fizzle Televizzle." The highlight was, unequivocally, riding Snoop's bicycle.

PHILOSOPHY CLUB RECORDS: FOUNDER

While in college, I created a DIY punk record label. We signed two bands and even made a profit! Managed to get distribution in Tower Records.

CASTILE CAPITAL PARTNERS: FINANCIAL ANALYST

I specialized in precious metals equities and markets

ADDITIONAL CLIENTS + REFERENCES

ELIZABETH PETRELLI • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ELLE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, MARIE CLAIRE • epetrelli@hearst.com

AARON JAMES • ART DIRECTOR • aaron@mathdept.com • (503) 753-2422       

RHOMA YOUNG • ART & JEWELRY DESIGNER • ryaa@earthlink.net • (510) 530-6746

CARLOS SEMIDEY•PRODUCER • carlos.semidey@safesecurity.com • (816) 787-6124

MAGGIE PERKINS • PHOTO EDITOR + PRODUCER • viamagphotos@gmail.com • (415) 902-0474

ELIZABETH POLACCO • MAKEUP ARTIST • elizabethmarkoff@mac.com • (415) 250-4966

WEBSITES

WWW.RYANJDARCY.COM

WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/RYANJDARCY

EDUCATION

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN: ARCHITECTURAL THEORY

UC BERKELEY: PHILOSOPHY

SANTA MONICA COLLEGE: HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY + ART HISTORY